This is my lifelong favorite piano concerto. My first date with my wife at SF Symphony, and years later my daughter took me to Davies to here it played. I've dabbled playing a few pages of the key themes, but the level of technical difficulty is above me. I thoroughly enjoyed your interpretation and this recording, the first time I've heard the entire piano solos played without the orchestra. I heard different melodies floating through that I've never heard before. Thank you for sharing your gift with us!
Never a wrong note.. maybe.. but what ablut emotions. As cold as it can be. Fantasy... ??? Another pianist playing well the piano, focussing on the technique and the 'right notes' . Where is the music?
I adore this piece. You bring it to life! I had to go buy the full recording on Amazon and it hasn't stopped playing since I bought it! You have my deepest admiration for the years of work you have put in to develop your mastery of the piano! Bravo! Sei davvero un maestro!
Thank you, from one of your US fans. I really appreciate the wide range of musial genres you share on your channel, but particularly those that are more classical in nature. You touch many people with your musical talent and the gift to connect with others through your music.
Absolutely!!! This and the 3rd are incomparable! One of the most magical musical performances I was at was Van Cliburn playing the 3rd at Houston Synphony in 1975. Sat 10 rows from the front keyboard side and his hands were a blur. My mother had season tickets and how fortunate we were to witness ❤
I listen to it, it’s beautiful. I actually just finished the 1mvt on my birthday. I am now 16 years old. I will take inspiration from you thank you so much for sharing. And yeah if I happen to upload it please keep in mind that my hands are really small, and I mean really small.
I've never heard a piano solo from this concerto. For decades since first hearing it on "Some like it hot" it's always been an orchestra. Amazing... 03:48 never fails to send shivers....
Get that man an orchestra!! So you are not just another pretty face! ….just kidding. I really admire your musicianship. I’ve been a subscriber since you had your first digital piano!
Francesco, this performance is truly stellar! I love Rachmnainoff‘s second piano concerto and you played the first movement so magnificently ✨ Please play the whole concerto, this is so wonderful 🤩 Will you upload a version with orchestra?
Playing a long piece like this one by memory only and with no mistakes is very very very impressive, l don’t think many people realize….Excellent like always !
When I started doing piano seriously I would used to go to Thursday workshops with the rest of my professor's students, and this piece was one of the first pieces that I heard one of the advanced students perform regularly - your performance brings me back to that moment when I heard this piece for the first time and was so inspired to discover what magic classical piano can achieve - thank you for reminding me about this inspiration. AMAZING performance!
BRILLIANT ! One of my favourite pieces of music. Only a couple of weeks ago, 'Brief Encounter' was on - one of my favourite films, and I was reaquainted with this piece, and I went out and bought a CD of this piece. How strange that you should play it today, and so wonderfully. Your interpretation is fabulous, and of course, playing on a Steinway has to be the ultimate instrument ! BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO Francesco - utter BLISS. Thank you - take care 🙂
Hello Francesco, you are an amazing pianist!! It brings me great pleasure hearing you play the piano!!! Thank you for sharing your incredible talent!!! 👍👍🎹
Your just on another LEVEL !!! 9 min straight of just perfection … no words can ever describe your skill and dedication .If I’m ever capable of learning this song it’s because of you , you always inspire me to learn more of your piano covers . Great job Francesco, your an inspiration for this new generation.
In one word - "Amazing"! His technique, interpretation, and just the memorization involved is all amazing! All that, and in front of a camera, too! What little I play has to have sheet music in front of me because even in pieces that I "know", I tend to get lost or confused at places without the script to guide me.
First classical piece I’ve heard you play! Marvellous !! Love Rach and have a number of your pieces from your modern day collection as well. I feel privileged as heck to watch you perform and inspire my comeback to serious piano playing in my retirement! Keep up the great work…
Absolutely stunning playing. You have a wonderful fluid technique, and your tone is beautiful. All the best for the final exams. Hope to hear you playing this concerto with an orchestra soon.
YOU DID IT Francesco, after seeing your video I want to tell you this (and I think you'll like it): I want to tell you that I've been following you for quite some time now (since I was like 10, now I'm 22) and I wanted you to know that you have been an enormous inspirantion to me. I also play the piano (since I was 6yo, classical piano education) and since I found your channel I loved your covers. They were alyas so good... And damn you don't know how many of them I have played in auditions! (November Rain, Feeling Good, and your own composition "Stay Tonight" among others. I specially LOVED Stay Tonight because it always left everybody impressed, and I learned it by heart). Anyway, what I'm trying to say appart from letting you know what a big influence you have been in my life and how grateful I am for your covers, which earned me the last place in the auditions because the organizers always saved the best for the last, appart from that I want to tell you that your covers were always so good (both in writing and in performance) that I always suspected you had had a classical piano education. But I never thought you would reach THIS level. Coming from another classical pianist (though I don't think I'll ever put the time needed to master a piece like this concerto, actually one of my favorite pieces in classical music) I can imagine how much time you must have invested in practicing this piece and I know and acknowledge the amazing thing you managed to do here. So congratulations for doing it, and thank you for providing such beautiful covers through my life. After seeing how far you managed to reach I guess I just have one thing left to say: keep on growing and learning! If you managed to accomplish something like this then sir you have proved that you can succeed with the most difficult goals you set you up to. One last thing btw: I sent you a message like 11 years ago through facebook begging you to upload the music score of your cover on Ordinary Love, another one of my favorites, and you took, what, like more than 5 years to upload it since I asked for it? But you finally did it though after I had already lost all hope! So thanks for that also hehe!
Brilliantly played! Everyone should first read your musical references that you present with this performance 😎 And then they should go to your covers 🐶
Francesco mi mancano parole....le tue mani corrono sul pianoforte come un tornado... sentirti quando suoni Rachmaninoff mi da i brividi...sei STUPENDO!!!...
Felicitaciones Francesco! 👏🏻 Perfección de Concierto 💗 No había escuchado este maravilloso concierto sin orquesta y sueña realmente hermoso 🤩 Eres un gran pianista 🩷🎹👏🏻
I'm so relaxed. I get chills the whole time I'm listening. Thank you for the wonderful music you play for us. You are very talented! Please continue. 🎧👌
Ah Francesco, too easy for you. (I’m amazed though). Play it like rock n roll. Sing it!! Your experience at the keyboard 🎹 is formidable. Cheers, all the best
Fabulous. Thank you for being "public" so we can all enjoy your talent. Playing the popular music is great to hear, but the classical is even better. So enjoy listening to you.
Wow man, from Hosier to Rachmaninoff ! The music is in you ... thank you for sharing it with all of us. Pure pleasure to listen to your mastery of so many genres.
Francesco: "I'm just another dude making Piano covers on TH-cam"... What an exorbitant understatement! This performance does not need to fear comparison with those of "renowned" pianists. And let's be honest, who needs an orchestra when playing so excellently? It would only disturb the enjoyment, 🙂🙂🙂 Francesco, will this piece be part of your graduation concert at the conservatory?
This is one of my favorite pieces! I just love the first movement so much. The other movements are great too, but there’s just something about the first movement I really like
You are an amazing pianist. What a talent. The keyboard is an extension of your hands and you put your own soul on each note of this masterpiece. 👏 Bravo!
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!! The only thing better than this would be to see Francisco team up with a truly gifted composer & the two of them unleash something new & amazing. That would truly be a dream scenario!
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YES!! WE GOTTA HEAR THE REST! You are my favorite classical pianist. Period!
Bellisimo
this is my fav classical piano pieces that you play so much beautifully
Grande 👍 viva l Italia 🇮🇹!!!!
This is my lifelong favorite piano concerto. My first date with my wife at SF Symphony, and years later my daughter took me to Davies to here it played. I've dabbled playing a few pages of the key themes, but the level of technical difficulty is above me. I thoroughly enjoyed your interpretation and this recording, the first time I've heard the entire piano solos played without the orchestra. I heard different melodies floating through that I've never heard before. Thank you for sharing your gift with us!
Absolute perfection! Hands move with precision. Never a wrong note. Francesco is truly one of the greatest pianists of our time!
AGREE!!!!!
0:09 Already in the third measure the note on the left hand (F) is too loud, ruining the crescendo.
Never a wrong note.. maybe.. but what ablut emotions. As cold as it can be. Fantasy... ??? Another pianist playing well the piano, focussing on the technique and the 'right notes' . Where is the music?
The music is right there. Overromanticizing Rachmaninoff is too common, we don't need another "poet" with too many "emotions". @@mijnpost9684
Blown away. I never expected this.
Nice to hear just the piano, so clear you hear every note. Looking forward to seeing you play the whole piece with orchestra.
Brawo Francesk🌹
God knows how many hours you have put on this. Nothing but respect. People who play piano know how hard this is
Wow! I knew you were good. Didn't know you were THIS good.
Beautiful! Please do more uploads like this!!!!
Впервые слушаю фортепианную партию без сопровождения оркестра. Потрясающе!!! ❤
I adore this piece. You bring it to life! I had to go buy the full recording on Amazon and it hasn't stopped playing since I bought it! You have my deepest admiration for the years of work you have put in to develop your mastery of the piano! Bravo! Sei davvero un maestro!
За Рахманинова большая благодарность ❤
Фамилию с большой буквы надо писать.
Thank you, from one of your US fans. I really appreciate the wide range of musial genres you share on your channel, but particularly those that are more classical in nature. You touch many people with your musical talent and the gift to connect with others through your music.
Is it just me or can i hear the orchestra in my head? :D
Absolutely!!! This and the 3rd are incomparable! One of the most magical musical performances I was at was Van Cliburn playing the 3rd at Houston Synphony in 1975. Sat 10 rows from the front keyboard side and his hands were a blur. My mother had season tickets and how fortunate we were to witness ❤
Brilliant performance of one of my favorites! Yes, please record the entire concert.
I listen to it, it’s beautiful. I actually just finished the 1mvt on my birthday. I am now 16 years old. I will take inspiration from you thank you so much for sharing. And yeah if I happen to upload it please keep in mind that my hands are really small, and I mean really small.
Your touch is so clean!
Absolutely outstanding. The section 7:37 to the end is probably the best I've seen on a solo piano.
I've never heard a piano solo from this concerto. For decades since first hearing it on "Some like it hot" it's always been an orchestra. Amazing... 03:48 never fails to send shivers....
Get that man an orchestra!! So you are not just another pretty face! ….just kidding. I really admire your musicianship. I’ve been a subscriber since you had your first digital piano!
Francesco, this performance is truly stellar! I love Rachmnainoff‘s second piano concerto and you played the first movement so magnificently ✨
Please play the whole concerto, this is so wonderful 🤩
Will you upload a version with orchestra?
Thanks! I’m working on it… ;)
@@FrancescoParrino I’m looking forward to it!
Which orchestra will you be playing with?
I agree. The Rach 2 is also one of my favorites and I would love to hear the entire performance. This snippet was captivating.
Bravo!!!!! Amazing performance 💜. So nice to hear these masterpieces
So clean precision
Playing a long piece like this one by memory only and with no mistakes is very very very impressive, l don’t think many people realize….Excellent like always !
When I started doing piano seriously I would used to go to Thursday workshops with the rest of my professor's students, and this piece was one of the first pieces that I heard one of the advanced students perform regularly - your performance brings me back to that moment when I heard this piece for the first time and was so inspired to discover what magic classical piano can achieve - thank you for reminding me about this inspiration.
AMAZING performance!
BRILLIANT ! One of my favourite pieces of music. Only a couple of weeks ago, 'Brief Encounter' was on - one of my favourite films, and I was reaquainted with this piece, and I went out and bought a CD of this piece. How strange that you should play it today, and so wonderfully. Your interpretation is fabulous, and of course, playing on a Steinway has to be the ultimate instrument ! BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO Francesco - utter BLISS. Thank you - take care 🙂
I have been waiting for this classical composition.
Thank You Francesco
Absolutely sublime! My head fills in the rest of the orchestra... it's amazing!
You have impressed me for years and now you went beyond. Congratulations. Wonderful playing.
Hello Francesco, you are an amazing pianist!! It brings me great pleasure hearing you play the piano!!! Thank you for sharing your incredible talent!!! 👍👍🎹
I have no words. Just amazing!!!!!
Big Big Big !!! Sei grande 👍 Francesco !! Viva l Italia 🇮🇹 viva la musica 🎵 classica
Your just on another LEVEL !!! 9 min straight of just perfection … no words can ever describe your skill and dedication .If I’m ever capable of learning this song it’s because of you , you always inspire me to learn more of your piano covers . Great job Francesco, your an inspiration for this new generation.
In one word - "Amazing"! His technique, interpretation, and just the memorization involved is all amazing! All that, and in front of a camera, too! What little I play has to have sheet music in front of me because even in pieces that I "know", I tend to get lost or confused at places without the script to guide me.
First classical piece I’ve heard you play! Marvellous !! Love Rach and have a number of your pieces from your modern day collection as well. I feel privileged as heck to watch you perform and inspire my comeback to serious piano playing in my retirement! Keep up the great work…
Wonderful! You play with such sensitivity, your performance was so moving. Thank you so much. 😺
Absolutely stunning playing. You have a wonderful fluid technique, and your tone is beautiful. All the best for the final exams. Hope to hear you playing this concerto with an orchestra soon.
You're such a versatile pianist ! Bravo, Bravo !! 👏👏👏
Incredible performance! His tone is so amazing! Each finger seems to do the right thing at the right time! Awesome...
YOU DID IT
Francesco, after seeing your video I want to tell you this (and I think you'll like it):
I want to tell you that I've been following you for quite some time now (since I was like 10, now I'm 22) and I wanted you to know that you have been an enormous inspirantion to me.
I also play the piano (since I was 6yo, classical piano education) and since I found your channel I loved your covers. They were alyas so good... And damn you don't know how many of them I have played in auditions! (November Rain, Feeling Good, and your own composition "Stay Tonight" among others. I specially LOVED Stay Tonight because it always left everybody impressed, and I learned it by heart). Anyway, what I'm trying to say appart from letting you know what a big influence you have been in my life and how grateful I am for your covers, which earned me the last place in the auditions because the organizers always saved the best for the last, appart from that I want to tell you that your covers were always so good (both in writing and in performance) that I always suspected you had had a classical piano education. But I never thought you would reach THIS level. Coming from another classical pianist (though I don't think I'll ever put the time needed to master a piece like this concerto, actually one of my favorite pieces in classical music) I can imagine how much time you must have invested in practicing this piece and I know and acknowledge the amazing thing you managed to do here. So congratulations for doing it, and thank you for providing such beautiful covers through my life.
After seeing how far you managed to reach I guess I just have one thing left to say: keep on growing and learning! If you managed to accomplish something like this then sir you have proved that you can succeed with the most difficult goals you set you up to.
One last thing btw: I sent you a message like 11 years ago through facebook begging you to upload the music score of your cover on Ordinary Love, another one of my favorites, and you took, what, like more than 5 years to upload it since I asked for it? But you finally did it though after I had already lost all hope! So thanks for that also hehe!
Brilliantly played!
Everyone should first read your musical references that you present with this performance 😎
And then they should go to your covers 🐶
Francesco mi mancano parole....le tue mani corrono sul pianoforte come un tornado... sentirti quando suoni Rachmaninoff mi da i brividi...sei STUPENDO!!!...
Beautiful-you are blessed!
Bravo! Encore! Brilliant performance. Thank you.
Great artist, always enjoyable!!
I've been watching you for years; I'm so proud of you Francesco!
Felicitaciones Francesco! 👏🏻 Perfección de Concierto 💗 No había escuchado este maravilloso concierto sin orquesta y sueña realmente hermoso 🤩 Eres un gran pianista 🩷🎹👏🏻
Very well done! My brain fills in the orchestra, which is kind of disturbing, but it probably reflects how good you were.
By far my favourite piece!
I'm so relaxed. I get chills the whole time I'm listening. Thank you for the wonderful music you play for us. You are very talented! Please continue. 🎧👌
WOW! and WOW! again.
Mi piacciono tantissimo le tue cover ma quando suoni il repertorio classico mi mancano le parole! Bravo Francesco! 👏👏👏
Aspettavo questo momento dalla storia su Instagram in cui aprivi il pacco di HV🥲Sei una fonte di ispirazione, davvero!
How about some John Barry tunes - Here's to the Heros, Somewhere in Time...
Rach 2 is like the final boss scene for Piano. Congratulations, you've won! :)
Ah Francesco, too easy for you. (I’m amazed though). Play it like rock n roll. Sing it!! Your experience at the keyboard 🎹 is formidable. Cheers, all the best
definitely need to show more classic piano content 🔥
wow i watched the whole thing in awe of your talent
Super difficult piece, you nailed it
Thank you Francesco. A wonderful introduction to (YES!!!!) you playing the whole concert piece.
Fabulous. Thank you for being "public" so we can all enjoy your talent. Playing the
popular music is great to hear, but the classical is even better. So enjoy listening to you.
Bravissimo! Spettacolare! Grazie per il tuo dono e il tuo impegno
Absolutely fantastic. So interesting to hear the piano without an orchestra.
And yes, please do the other movements.
Heartfelt and honest playing. Just made my day! Thank you.
Wonderful. Thank you. Please, please, please do no. 2, it's possibly the most perfect piece of music ever penned.
I’m working on it… stay tuned ;)
So good! You're such a versatile pianist, probably the best I've heard
Wow man, from Hosier to Rachmaninoff ! The music is in you ... thank you for sharing it with all of us. Pure pleasure to listen to your mastery of so many genres.
Non sono Italiano, ma capisco la lingua. E questa abilità al pianoforte è bellissima! Facilmente uno dei miei pianisti preferiti di tutti i tempi!
Francesco: "I'm just another dude making Piano covers on TH-cam"...
What an exorbitant understatement! This performance does not need to fear comparison with those of "renowned" pianists. And let's be honest, who needs an orchestra when playing so excellently? It would only disturb the enjoyment, 🙂🙂🙂
Francesco, will this piece be part of your graduation concert at the conservatory?
You are amazing ! Such a brilliant performance !
Bravo!! Performed with much accuracy and expression! You are an amazing pianist!
I was just searching for this, then i saw your cover! I was so surprised cause i was looking for your cover of this.. thank youu!
I did not expect such a difficult piece on your channel. And played flawlessly and virtually effortless. Incredible.
Such clean precision
This is one of my favorite pieces! I just love the first movement so much. The other movements are great too, but there’s just something about the first movement I really like
Sublime ❤
Top 3 performance for sure. The phrasing is perfection itself. Absolutely beautiful
Hi sir Francesco parrino i am glad to see you playing classical piano i hope to meet you one day greetings from Indonesia 😊😊❤❤
Great going know the hardwork involved to get it perfect😊
You are an amazing pianist. What a talent. The keyboard is an extension of your hands and you put your own soul on each note of this masterpiece. 👏 Bravo!
Awesome! What a great musical gift you have Francesco!
Beautiful
Oh just adore this rachmaninof thank you very much. You play high level, du haut niveau !!!!! Perfection thank you Francesco!
What a nice surprise! Congratulations!!!
Merci pour la découverte et chapeau (bas) pour cette performance !
I hear this and see your hands fly and wonder why you were in music school rather than teaching at music school. How you move like that is stunning!!!
Brillant performance which shows your amazing talent and expertize. Wonderful❤️
Gorgeous sound. I hope your orchestral performances went well.
AWESOME FRANCESCO! Congratulations on a job well executed! Somehow I am not the least bit surprised.
Fabulous to see you playing Rach 2! Definitely looking forward to the whole concerto❤
i just wanna say you re a world master in this video and i cant imagine how excellent you re in 10 or 20 years
Perfecta interpretación, limpia y sentida, casi imposible se puedan mancomunar .
Placer y emoción.
Hope you'll do the whole movement! Bravo! ❤
questo video e' la conferma della tua bravura, complimenti
Brilliance!!!!!❤❤❤
Please record second part of this concerto!!!!😊😊😊
I did. Check the complete recording on Spotify!
Holy crap! Performance A++ Arrangement A++
Absolutely my favorite piece. Please record the whole concert! Per favore! Sarebbe magico!
Thanks! Stay tuned ;)
Bravo! 👏👏👏@@FrancescoParrino
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!
The only thing better than this would be to see Francisco team up with a truly gifted composer & the two of them unleash something new & amazing.
That would truly be a dream scenario!
Wonderful piece of music. Featured in many movies.
Nice job!
Wow!!! Wtf this is so good I don’t know what to say. Amazing work
Le steinway est très bien réglé . Bravo.
The basses of this piano 🤯